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(NoYModeL) N. B. HOLWAY. COATING SHINGLES.

No. 448,343. Patented Mar. 17, 1891.

W AYW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NYMPHUS B. HOLVAY, OF LA CROSSE, \VISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THEODORE MOTT AND GUY O. PRENTISS, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

COATING SHINGLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,343, dated March 17, 1891.

Application filed September 16, 1889. Serial No. 324,089. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: ciently to permit the introduction of a rod B, Be it known that I, NYMPHUS B. I-IOLWAY, which, as shown, is provided at one end with a citizen of the United States, residing at La a hook a. After a rod is inserted the tool is Orosse, in the county of La Crosse and State withdrawn and inserted between two other 5 of W'isconsin, have invented certain new and layers, and a rod insert-ed between them, this useful Improvements in Coating Shingles, of operation being repeated until all the layers which the following is a specification. of shingles are separated at both ends of the My invention relates to a novel method of bundle, which latter will then have the apapplying paint or other substances to bound pearance represented in Fig. 3. The bundle 1o bundles or packages of shingles, as hereinis now ready to be dipped into the vat conafter more fully set forth and claimed. taining the paint, tar, fireproofing compound,

Ileretofore it has beenproposed to apply or other substance, and after it has been repaint, tar, or other substances to the bound moved from the vat the rods B are removed bundles of shingles; but in such cases the or withdrawn by taking hold of the hooked 15 shingles were bound in a peculiar manneror curved ends at. These rods may be removed that is to say, it was proposed to insert beimmediately upon withdrawing the bundle tween the layers of shingles in the act of bindfrom the vat, or the paint may be allowed to ing them strips or blocks designed to keep first dry and the rods subsequently withthe layers separated; but such plan is objecdrawn, this of course depending consider- 2o tionable because it involves a departure from ably upon the nature of the coating applied. the ordinary methods of bundling shingles, If this coating be merely an oil or a thin makes the bundle unwieldly, and requires a paint, the rods may be withdrawn at once, as stronger fastening for the bundle. In all the there is little or no liability of the shingles proposed plans of which I am aware it has sticking together; but if tar be employed, 25 been the intention to allow the blocks or then of course it is desirable to keep the stripsto remain betweenthelayers of shingles, layers separated until the tar has had time and it will be apparentthat the material thus to dry, as otherwise the shingles would adwasted amounts to considerable, to say nothhere to one another. As soon as they are ing of theincreased room required in storing dried, however, the rods will be withdrawn 0 and transporting these bundles. My plan difand the coated bundle ready for storage or fers from those referred to in that I first bind transportation will have the appearance repthe bundles in the ordinary manner, and then resented in Fig. 1. The rods B that I eminsert small rods between the layers, which ploy will advisably be made of round wire, rods are afterward removed. say, of about one-eighth of an inch in diam- 5 Referring now to the drawings, Figure lis eterandabout two feet in length; but I do not a perspective view of a bundle of shingles as wish to be understood as limiting myself to they appear both before and after they have these or any other proportions, these being had the paint, tar, or other substance applied; given merely for illustration. Fig. 2, an end view showing the manner of apt will be observed that practically the rods 0 o plying the rods, and Fig. 3 aperspective view in no way interfere with the thorough coatof a bundle ready to be dippedinto the painting of the faces of the shingles, for the reavat. son that as the rods are circular in cross-sec- It will be noticed upon reference to Fig. 1 tion they present a verynarrow bearing-face that the shingles are bundled or bound in the to come into contact with the shingles, which 5 5 ordinary manner with the faces of the differis not the case where fiat strips or blocks are cut layers in contact. I next take the bundle used. and turn it down upon its side, as shown in What I claim is Fig. 2, and pass between the layers a tool A, 1. The improvement in the method of coatwhich comprises a long narrow and flat stem ing shingles with paint or similar substances, 10a 50 and a handle, the stem of the tool on being which consists of the following steps, to wit: turned slightly separating the layers suffifirst, bundling the shingles in the ordinary 3. The method of coating shingles in the bunch with paint by inserting rods-between the separate layers of the shingles, and then I 5 dipping the whole bunch into the paint-bath, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

NYMPHUS B. HOLVAY.

Witnesses:

ANGUS CAMERON, HUGH CAMERON. 

